diff --git a/content/notes/opportunities are for the prepared.md b/content/notes/opportunities are for the prepared.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2d489cffe --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/opportunities are for the prepared.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +--- +title: opportunities are for the prepared +date: 2022-04-12 +lastmod: 2022-04-12 +--- +Opportunities come at random times and only people that are always prepared to seize the opportunity are the ones that can take advantage of them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/posts/writing-quick-notes-in-obsidian.md b/content/posts/writing-quick-notes-in-obsidian.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d04380ebf --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/writing-quick-notes-in-obsidian.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +title: The Totally Unnecessary Way To Write Quick Notes in Obsidian +date: 2022-04-12 +lastmod: 2022-04-12 +--- +When using Obsidian I know that [[notes/having more connections is better|having more connections is better]]. So I often take it upon myself to use Obsidian for everything. Thanks to the plugin system provided by Obsidian, it [[notes/the future is personalization|personalizes]] the way I use Obsidian and allowed me to do many things that would otherwise be impractical (e.g. getting my TODOs from Todoist). But even with this customizability, sometimes Obsidian just isn't the [[notes/use the right tool for the job|right tool for the job]]. One example is writing quick notes into Obsidian. + +When writing quick notes, I'm often in midst of something and I want to jot down something in the most frictionless way possible. With Obsidian, there's a lot of friction. + +Points of Friction in Obsidian (Desktop): +- Switching windows to Obsidian +- Opening a new or existing note +- Renaming the title from "Untitled" +- Clicking into the note +- Typing the "quick" note +- Switching back to the original window + +Although these points seem trivial, I've noticed that they add up and have prevented me from writing more notes or even any notes at all. Oftentimes I find that [[notes/opportunities are for the prepared|the best ideas come when I'm least prepared]] to write them down. Therefore I've decided to create an entire application called [Fleeting Notes](https://fleetingnotes.app/). As the name suggests, the app is solely dedicated to writing your fleeting thoughts. + +So how is "Fleeting Notes" better than Obsidian? It's not. + +[Fleeting Notes](https://fleetingnotes.app/) *enhances Obsidian.* It allows me to write quick notes (wth links + backlinks) within my browser and syncs seamlessly with Obsidian through a [[posts/sync-fleeting-notes-with-obsidian|plugin]]. Feel free to try it and if you're interested also join my [discord channel](https://discord.gg/xrj6yuGNmx). diff --git a/content/templates/post.md b/content/templates/post.md index c2a9b3376..2ae92c49c 100644 --- a/content/templates/post.md +++ b/content/templates/post.md @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ --- -title: "{{title}}" +title: <% tp.file.title %> +date: <% tp.date.now() %> +lastmod: <% tp.date.now() %> ---